People Places Studio is seeking additional input on a measure to assist the City of New Port Richey in determining ideal locations for bike racks. In February, the group asked residents to use an interactive map to add locations. Now, People Places would like you to fill out a Survey Monkey form listing the top locations […]
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The weather Sunday afternoon was beautiful: sunny and breezy. The downtown area by Sims Park was very busy. People walked at the park and along the street. Across from Sims Park is the M.O.M’s Friday Night (http://momsfridaynightmarket.com), a small shaded area where local vendors sell their wares. There were booths with jellies and jams, honey, […]
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New Port Richey Police Officer Francis Downey has resigned after he was arrested last month when Hernando County deputies said he fled when they attempted to pull Downey and his “girlfriend,” Tiffany Brush, over for speeding in Spring Hill. Brush later crashed her motorcycle and was injured before being apprehended by deputies at an area hospital […]
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New Port Richey City Councilors approved a new program last week with the aim of improving the appearance of residential neighborhoods by allowing residents to add front porches. The City will relax setback requirements as it relates to the establishment of front porches on single family homes. Variances will no longer be needed for qualifying projects. City […]
Read MoreNew Port Richey, FL (April 26, 2016) – The New Port Richey Rotary Club participated in the annual Hunger Walk to help raise funds for children, in particular for the club’s Pak-A-Sak project they have been involved with for several years. Also as part of “Rotary Has Heart,” the club was a $2,500 sponsor of […]
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City Councilors approved $122,795 last Tuesday to be spent on new exercise equipment at the New Port Richey Recreation and Aquatic Center. The purchase includes new treadmills, stationary bicycles, and elliptical machines. All of the new units will have LCD screens and will have Bluetooth capability to connect with smartphones. The machines offer a variety […]
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New Port Richey City Council approved a new ordinance at second reading that allows golf carts on streets East of U.S. 19. There are some streets on which golf carts will continue to be prohibited, including all of Congress Street, Madison Avenue, Massachusetts Avenue, Marine Parkway between U.S. 19 and Grand Boulevard, and Trouble Creek […]
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Weekly Weather Report for West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community A Service Of Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ Weekly Weather Report April 25, 2016 Friendship Farms & Fare is a branch of Ecology Florida, a not-for-profit corporation. Contributions to Friendship Farms & Fare and Ecology Florida are tax deductible. If you would like to support […]
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Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare Week of April 25, 2016 http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To New Port Richey’s FarmNet & West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community Brief Highlights Current Farm Report Posted This week’s Farm Report is now posted on the 3F website. For the full report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_af7721d111e3408eaaa9dba56869870f.pdf Check Out The Site […]
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The New Port Richey Public Library is offering a number of ongoing and one-time classes this May, including classes for computers and children with developmental delays. You can see a full list of programs offered at the library on the library’s website at http://nprlibrary.org/ Your tax dollars have been wisely invested. If you are looking […]
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Seven students from Mittye P. Locke Elementary school will represent New Port Richey at the Odyssey of the Mind “World Finals” at Iowa State University later this year after winning 1st place at the State level. To become champions, this team has put in long, demanding hours after school and weekends for over seven months. The school […]
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New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog on events around town. This week he’s talking about an ordinance to approve the use of golf carts on city streets.
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The Bayou Poker Paddle is a fun event in which participants compete by navigating through Miller’s Bayou course for approximately 45 minutes around inflatables bouys collecting cards and tokens. The cards are used to create a “hand” of poker cards, with the best hands winning prizes. Participants then return to the dock to submit their […]
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New Port Richey Police released information a prostitution sting that took place on April 1st, 2016 in an operation dubbed “April Fools.” The sting occurred along the US 19 corridor in New Port Richey on April 1st at midday between 11:00 AM and 3:30 PM. Ten arrests were made while utilizing an undercover female police officer. […]
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New Port Richey’s City Council election has come to a close. Incumbent councilment Chopper Davis and Jeff Starkey won re-election Tuesday night in a landslide result. Starkey pulled nearly as many votes as the rest of the candidates combined with 749, earning 40.55% of the vote. Davis pulled a respectable second place with 475 votes, […]
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New Port Richey City Council members passed the first reading on two ordinances Tuesday that would allow for residents to operate for-profit gardens on their property. The “Urban Agriculture Ordinance” would allow such gardens to exist in all zoning districts within the City, but restricts the keeping of livestock and other operations, including indoor growing, […]
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New Port Richey, FL (April, 2016) – “Defeating the Odds…Achieving the Dream” is the topic of a series of public gatherings taking place prior to the inauguration of Pasco Hernando State College’s fourth president, Dr. Timothy L. Beard on May 6. These panel discussions are being held at all PHSC campuses throughout March and April. […]
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by John Bechtel As a theatre-goer for many years, beginning with adolescence in Brooklyn, New York when I used to sneak over to Manhattan to buy one of the cheap seats at mid-week matinees, shortly after my wife and I moved to the New Port Richey area last summer we started looking for local, live-theatre venues. […]
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Port Richey, FL (March 30, 2016) – On Tuesday, April 19 Suncoast Women in Networking (WIN) will hold a lunch meeting at the Royal Super Buffet (9550 US Hwy. 19) in Port Richey. Networking begins at 11:30 a.m. and the meeting will begin promptly at 12. Members, guests, and visitors are all welcome. The speaker for the […]
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WNBA player Skylar Diggins, who has ties to the Holiday area, is presenting a girl’s basketball camp on April 9th, 2016 at the New Port Richey Recreation Center. The camp website says that it will focus on “developing fundamental basketball skills, ball handling, shooting, counter moves, defense, and agility” and that the camp is designed to […]
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New Port Richey, April 4 – Loquat trees, jars of loquat preserves, a loquat chicken recipe, flyers, programs, and t-shirts were flying off tables last Saturday at the 3rd annual Florida Loquat Festival. This year there was a location change to Frances Avenue Park in New Port Richey, and parking was scarce. Despite storms earlier […]
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Six names will be on the ballot in New Port Richey’s City Council election scheduled for April 12th. Two council seats will be decided, and the two candidates earning the most votes will be elected. Voters may also select two candidates on their ballot, though as a former candidate myself, I might tell you that […]
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New Port Richey, FL (March 28, 2016) – Last year’s Chalk Art Festival was so successful at raising awareness for the Pasco Mental Health Foundation it didn’t take much of a brainstorm to say “let’s do that again!” During the last day of Chasco Fiesta, Saturday, April 9, the Foundation will host its 2016 Chalk […]
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New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog on events and happenings around town. This week he’s talking about “Neighborhood Electric Vehicles,” more commonly known as golf carts.
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Weekly Weather Report for West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community A Service Of Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ Weekly Weather Report April 4, 2016 Friendship Farms & Fare is a branch of Ecology Florida, a not-for-profit corporation. Contributions to Friendship Farms & Fare and Ecology Florida are tax deductible. If you would like to support […]
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Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare Week of April 4, 2016 http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community Brief Highlights Current Farm Report Posted This week’s Farm Report is now posted on the 3F website. For the full report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_62ca00e0182d44a1a18fba25f0f94307.pdf Communicate With Us If you want to join […]
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By Mark Wickham, President and CEO of Youth & Family Alternatives, Inc. Homelessness in Florida is a chronic problem and the face of homelessness may not be who you think. To understand more, consider these stunning recent statistics: One in six Floridians live in poverty and one in four children live in poverty. The number […]
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